Doors Open Ottawa

Doors Open Ottawa is an annual event held in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that gives the public access to many of the city's unique and historically significant buildings. Among the buildings included are government offices,[1] museums,[2] radio stations,[3] places of worship,[4] embassies,[5] and historical landmarks.[6] It is the second-oldest Doors Open event in North America;[7] after Doors Open Toronto.[8]

Admission is free of charge. Doors Open Ottawa has recorded nearly 850,000 visits since it began in 2002.[9]

More than 140 buildings took part in the 2018 event[10] and over 140 buildings were expected to take part in 2019.[11]

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Doors Open Ottawa 2020 has been cancelled. There are plans to resume in 2021.[12]

2019 buildings

The 2019 building list was as follows:[13]

See also

Notes
  1. such as The Supreme Court of Canada Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine and Ottawa City Hall Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. such as The Bytown Museum Archived December 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. such as CKCU Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. such as McPhail Memorial Baptist Church Archived May 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. such as Embassy of Brazil – Ambassador’s Residence Archived May 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. such as Tabaret Hall Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine and The Carriageway Archived May 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. About Doors Open Ottawa Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. About Doors Open Ontario Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  9. About Doors Open Ottawa Archived May 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  10. McCooey, Paula (31 May 2018). "What to know about Doors Open Ottawa this weekend". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  11. "Doors Open". Heritage Ottawa. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  12. "Doors Open Ottawa". City of Ottawa. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. https://ottawa.ca/cgi-bin/doors/2019.pl?lang=en
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